Part III: Layer 3 Switching

This part of the book covers the following BCMSN exam topics:

Technology

• Identify the specific types of Cisco route switch processors, and provide implementation details

• List and describe the operation of the key components required to implement interVLAN routing

• Explain the types of redundancy in a multilayer switched network, including hardware and software redundancy

• Explain how IP multicast operates on a multilayer switched network, including PIM, CGMP, and IGMP

Implementation and Operation

• Configure and verify router redundancy using HSRP, VRRP, GLBP and SRM

Planning and Design

• Select multilayer switching architectures, given specific multilayer switching needs

Troubleshooting

• Identify interVLAN routing performance and scalability issues, and propose solutions

• Verify and troubleshoot interVLAN routing on a switched network

Chapter 13 Multilayer Switching

Chapter 14 Router, Supervisor, and Power Redundancy

Chapter 15 IP Multicast